On Fri, May 04, 2001 at 04:57:24PM -0700, John D. Davis wrote: > I am using the recommended packages and the vmlinux kernel is on the IRIX > server. I am currently getting the following error: Recommended by whom? > VFS: Mounted root (nfs filesystem) readonly. > Warning: unable to open an initial console. > Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! > > I don't know why the fs is readonly. I explicitly put rw in the > /etc/exports. Is this why the initial console cannot be opened? I read No. That usually indicates that your root filesystem is defective. See if /dev/console exists and is c 5 1. If not, that's the source of your console problem. The init death problem seems more insidious. Try passing init=/bin/sh or so - this will be even more effective if you have a statically linked shell like ash or sash to use. Where did you get this filesystem? For that matter, where did you get this kernel? There are *lots* of both floating around, even on oss, that may be broken or out of date. -- Keith M Wesolowski <wesolows@foobazco.org> http://foobazco.org/~wesolows ------(( Project Foobazco Coordinator and Network Administrator ))------ "Nothing motivates a man more than to see his boss put in an honest day's work." -- The fortune file
